Health secretary’s fury at five-day ‘self-indulgent’ doctors strike as NHS faces Christmas flu crisis

Health secretary’s fury at five-day ‘self-indulgent’ doctors strike as NHS faces Christmas flu crisis

The health secretary blasted doctors as “self-indulgent” and “dangerous” after they voted to go ahead with a five-day strike before Christmas. Resident doctor members of the British Medical Association (BMA) have flatly rejected a last minute offer from Wes Streeting to stop the walkout, with doctors set to join picket lines on Wednesday from 7am. … Read more

RFK Jr. says he personally directed CDC’s new guidance on vaccinations and autism

RFK Jr. says he personally directed CDC’s new guidance on vaccinations and autism

NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. personally directed the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its website to contradict its longstanding guidance that vaccines do not cause autism, he told The New York Times in an interview published Friday. His comments provide clarity on who directed the change … Read more